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Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI
MATLAB on I-STEM National Portal Launched
Academic Researchers of India to Access MATLAB Tools on I-STEM Portal at No Cost
For the first time in the country, academic users in India will be able to access the MATLAB software suite at no cost through the Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map  portal. I-STEM  is an initiative of Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India  under the aegis of Prime Minister Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council .
The software suite is hosted on the cloud server of I-STEM to provide user friendly access from anywhere in India. The arrangement is expected to assist many students and researchers in the country, especially those in the more remote and less-endowed institutions, thereby enhancing learning outcomes and promoting R&D efforts across India.
During Indian Science Congress of 2020, I-STEM portal was launched by the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi as the national web portal for sharing R&D facilities. The I-STEM aims to strengthen the R&D ecosystem by connecting researchers with resources, in part by promoting technologies and scientific equipment development indigenously. I-STEM enables access to existing R&D facilities by providing necessary supplies and support to researchers through a comprehensive national web portal. The portal hosts the database of facilities across India so that a researcher desirous of using any of them can search for the same and make a booking online for using it.
Presently, the portal lists more than 25,000 pieces of equipment from 1750 institutions across the country and has more than 20,000 Indian researchers. The portal also features a Digital Catalogue of indigenously developed technologies and products. To enhance R&D collaboration and skill development across the country, I-STEM also hosts the various City Knowledge and Innovation Clusters  – another initiative supported by the Office PSA, GoI on the recommendation of the PM-STIAC.
MATLAB is a proprietary multi-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment developed by the MathWorks. MATLAB, used by more than 4 million users globally, allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
The recording of the launch is available at: https://www.istem.gov.in/support/latest-info/videos
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
₹ 13.73 crore released till date for promotion of sports among disabled sportspersons under one vertical of the Khelo India Scheme, namely, ‘Promotion of sports among persons with disabilities’: Shri Kiren Rijiju
‘Sports’ being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports, including promotion of sports competitions for divyang persons, rests with the State / Union Territory Governments. Central Government supplements their efforts by bridging critical gaps. However, the Union Government has started a Central Sector Scheme, namely, Khelo India Scheme in the year 2016-17 and revamped it further with twelve verticals in 2017-18. Funds are allocated by the Union Government Scheme-wise, not State/Union Territory-wise. Under one of the verticals of the Khelo India Scheme, namely, ‘Promotion of sports among persons with disabilities’ funds to the tune of ₹ 13.73 crore have been released till date for promotion of sports among disabled sportspersons.
This information was given by Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Officers Recruited From Sainik Schools
A considerable number of officers in Defence forces are from Sainik Schools. Sainik Schools have truly created nation builders and also highly illustrious leaders especially in the armed forces at various levels. Approximately, 150 Three Star Generals of Armed Forces have been from Sainik Schools.
The Government recognizes the importance of Sainik Schools in imparting quality education to its cadets for shaping the future leaders of the country. Sainik Schools recognize its teachers who are instrumental in shaping the future of their students and there is a structured mechanism of recommending them for Excellence Awards of Ministry of Education.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shri S Muniswamyin Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Assistive Devices to be Distributed Under RVY
The list of the districts of West Bengal, where the identification of the beneficiaries has been completed in the assessment camps and the devices are to be distributed under Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana  and Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances , is given at Annexure. The devices are provided to beneficiaries in the distribution camp after completion of the assessment camps.
The distribution camp at Malda, West Bengal, under ADIP Scheme and RVY, being administered by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  scheduled on 29.10.2021, was cancelled due to administrative reasons. Therefore, the assistive devices in Malda district could not be distributed as scheduled.
Annexure
Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana
Assessment Camps Completed
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Sl.No.
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District
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Number of Beneficiaries
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Number of Appliances
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1.
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Malda
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339
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1046
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2.
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Murshidabad
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3684
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11848
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3.
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Birbhum
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726
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2821
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Total
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4749
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15715
Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appliances 
Assessment Camps Completed
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Sl. No.
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District
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Number of Beneficiaries
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Number of Appliances
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1.
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Paschim Bardhman
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2026
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3471
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2.
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Murshidabad
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12350
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18743
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3.
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Nadia 
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1130
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1796
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4.
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Malda
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2733
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4627
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Total
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18239
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28637
This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 378
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 164.96 crore
More than 48 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 164.96 Crore  today. More than 48 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 1 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10394426
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2nd Dose
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9850469
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Precaution Dose
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3170373
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18393961
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2nd Dose
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17199431
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Precaution Dose
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3449841
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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44909855
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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538646325
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2nd Dose
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399383859
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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199846875
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2nd Dose
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169685857
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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124564314
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2nd Dose
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105791141
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Precaution Dose
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4345493
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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936755756
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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701910757
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Precaution Dose
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10965707
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Total
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1649632220
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 28th January, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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274
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2nd Dose
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6063
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Precaution Dose
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87105
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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719
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2nd Dose
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11262
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Precaution Dose
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171443
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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497209
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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675459
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2nd Dose
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1994601
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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109252
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2nd Dose
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583559
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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73896
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2nd Dose
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338879
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Precaution Dose
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348428
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1356809
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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2934364
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Precaution Dose
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606976
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Total
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4898149
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates hockey team for winning 2023 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Hockey team for winning 2023 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"Congratulations to our young champions on winning the 2023 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup! The team has shown immense perseverance, talent and teamwork. They have made our nation very proud. Best wishes to them for their endeavours ahead."
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Total amount of Rs. 271.66 crores paid to more than 11 lakh beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana 
Number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY crosses 22 lakhs
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has made total payment of Rs. 271.66 crores to beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana . The payment has been made to 11,47,386 beneficiaries across the country. The Ministry is constantly monitoring the implementation of the scheme and taking steps so that the benefits of the scheme can be availed by maximum number of people.
Number of beneficiaries enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  has increased to 22,04,182. So far, Rs. 2048.59 Crores to all 36 States/UTs have been sanctioned under PMMVY out of which Rs. 2048.40 Crores have been released till date.
The Government of India has approved Pan-India implementation of PMMVY in all districts of the country from 01.01.2017 under which the eligible beneficiaries get Rs. 5,000/- under PMMVY and the remaining cash incentive as per approved norms towards Maternity Benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana  after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets Rs. 6000/-.
The Scheme Implementation Guidelines, the software for roll out of the Scheme i.e. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - Common Application Software  and its User Manual were launched on 01.09.2017 by the Hon’ble Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi. PMMVY is being implemented in collaboration with State Governments.
The maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  are available to all Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers  except those in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, for first living child of the family as normally, the first pregnancy of a woman exposes her to new kind of challenges and stress factors. The objectives of the scheme are:  providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first living child; and  the cash incentives provided would lead to improved health seeking behaviour amongst the Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers.
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Election Commission
Second Phase of General Elections in Bihar on 18th April
68 candidates to contest from 5 Lok Sabha Constituencies
8644 polling stations in place for smooth conduct of polls
Bihar will go to polls in 2nd Phase of General Elections on 18th April. Polling will be held in 5 Parliamentary Constituencies  of Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka. 68 candidates are contesting for these 5 Lok Sabha seats.
Total 8552274 voters, which includes 4492599 male, 4059375 female and 300 voters in Third Gender category, will cast ballots in this phase.
8644 Polling stations have been set up for the smooth conduct of elections in the 2nd Phase in Bihar.
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BIHAR
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Following is the composition of voters in Bihar Phase 2 General Elections 2019: —
Ministry of Jal Shakti
MoS Jal Shakti Shri Rattan Lal Kataria Expresses Pleasure on Jal Jeevan Mission Crossing the 4 Crore Mark& 38% of Rural Population Being Provided Tap Connections
The Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Rattan Lal Kataria expressed his pleasure and congratulated the officials as Jal Jeevan Mission crossed the 4 Crore mark in providing new functional household tap connections  to rural households. As on date, over 38% of the rural population has been covered in total out of which 21.14% of households have been provided with tap water connection since launch of the Mission by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in 2019. So far, 58 districts,711 blocks,44,459 Panchayat and 87,009 villages have ensured 100% coverage of FHTC. Shri Kataria continues discharging his official work through the Digital platform despite testing positive for CoVID-19 last week and being admitted in a hospital for treatment.
Shri Kataria was also apprised about the successful Pilot project for effectively monitoring water supply in villages - executed in 5 states using the Internet of things  technologybased sensors. This has been done in collaboration with Tata Community Initiatives Trust  & Tata trusts. The villages spread across 5 states namely Uttarakhand,Rajasthan,Gujarat,Maharashtra & Himachal Pradesh covering various Agro-climatic zones, were identified for this pilot.
The IoT shall provide real time information to public health officials,members of Village water supply committee , general public regarding the quantity and quality of water supplied to users. It shall make use of sensors to observe flow, pressure level, chlorine analyzer as well as the level of ground water. It shall help prevent supply of unfit water, arrest leakages and provide valuable info to VWSC to plan for source development and augmentation.
The success of Pilot project has motivated states to actively deploy this technology. Several States, including Gujarat, Bihar, Haryana, and Arunachal Pradesh, have already rolled out tenders for IoT-based remote monitoring systems ranging from 500 villages to several districts. Further, States like Sikkim, Manipur, Goa, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand have started the process to roll-out this technology.
Shri Kataria acknowledged the importance of technology in improving public service delivery. He cited that even at the time of following strict quarantine protocols for social isolation, technology enables virtual connect with the world and helps one to work and contribute.
Prime Minister's Office
PM bows to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on his 400th Parkash Purab
PM also prayed at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on his 400th Parkash Purab
The Prime Minister said on Twitter:
“On the special occasion of his 400th Parkash Purab, I bow to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. He is widely respected globally for his courage and his efforts to serve the downtrodden. He refused to bow to tyranny and injustice. His supreme sacrifice gives strength and motivation to many.”
Prime Minister Modi also prayed at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Nominations for Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2021 close on 16th June 2022
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India confers the National Adventure Awards called “Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award”  in order to recognize the achievements of persons associated in the field of adventure and to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork and quick, ready and effective reflexes in challenging situations.
The award consists of a bronze statuette, a certificate, a blazer with a silken tie/a saree and an award money of Rs. 15 Lakh. The Awards are presented to the winners along with Arjuna Awards by the Government of India.
Usually, One Award is given in four categories namely, Land Adventure, Water  Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement for adventure activities on Land, Sea and Air. Achievements for the last 3 years are considered for the 3 categories namely Land Adventure, Water  Adventure, Air Adventure and for Life Time Achievement award, the achievement of entire career is considered.
The nominations for the TNNAA 2021 are being invited through the portal https://awards.gov.in from 18th May, 2022 to 16th June 2022. Guidelines for the award are available at the website of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports at the following URL: https://yas.nic.in/youth-affairs/inviting-nominations-tenzing-norgay-national-adventure-award-2021 . Any person having excellent performance and having outstanding qualities of leadership, a sense of adventure discipline and continuous achievement in one particular field of adventure viz. Land, Air or Water  may apply for the award before the last date i.e. 16th June, 2022 through the above portal.
Ministry of Defence
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF THE 35TH NAVAL HIGHER COMMAND COURSE 
Valedictory Function of the 35th Naval Higher Command Course  was held at Naval War College  Goa on 03 May 23. 34 officers including 25 officers of the Indian Navy, four officers each from the Indian Army & Indian Airforce and one Coast Guard officer completed the course which commenced on 01 Aug 22. NHCC is the flagship course attended by Captains of the Indian Navy and equivalent ranks from the Army, Airforce and Coast Guard. The course aims to prepare officers for leadership at strategic and operational level with the primary focus on national security, maritime strategy, joint operations and technology transformations. During the course, the participating officers undertook research on a wide variety of subjects of strategic and operational importance to the nation in general and the Armed Forces in particular.
Shri Sreedharan Pillai, the Hon'ble Governor of Goa, was the Chief Guest for the function. Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command also graced the occasion. All the course participants were awarded degree certificates on Defence and Strategic Studies. Capt Rajeev Tiwari was awarded the Chief of Naval Staff Gold Medal for the Best Dissertation and Capt Vikram Ahuja was awarded the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief  Silver medal for second best dissertation. Capt Kunal Bharadwaj was awarded the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief  Silver Medal for the best Operation Research paper whilst Capt Varun Paniker and Col RR Laddha were awarded the Flag Officer Commanding-in- Chief  Silver Medal for the second best paper. A newly instituted, General Bipin Rawat Trophy in the memory of first Chief of Defence Staff for the Most Spirited Officer was awarded to Capt Suraj James Rabeira during the function. Mrs Kala Hari Kumar, President Navy Welfare & Wellness Association , Mrs Madhumati Hampiholi NWWA  and daughters of Late General Bipin Rawat were also present for the award function.
The Chief Guest congratulated the medal winners and lauded the officers for their perseverance and professional excellence. The graduating officers will now occupy key operational and staff billets in the Armed Forces and will be instrumental in policy formulation as also in decision making.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
“Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani met Minister for Women and Social Affairs of Ethiopia on 10th August, 2022 and discussed the areas for mutual cooperation concerning women empowerment”.
Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani had a meeting with H. E. Dr. Ergogie Tesfaye Woldemeskel, the Minister for Women and Social Affairs of Ethiopia today. Hon’ble Minister congratulated her counterpart for receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award of Indian Council for Cultural Relations  that has been awarded to her in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the promotion of understanding, goodwill and friendship between India and Ethiopia.
The Ministers discussed various issues concerning Women Empowerment and Gender Equality as well as areas of mutual interest concerning empowerment of women for mutual cooperation. During the discussions, the Hon’ble Ministers discussed key issues that contribute towards transformation of women’s lives; by highlighting initiatives, policies and best practices for social, political and economic empowerment of women.
Ethiopian Minister also lauded the efforts of Government of India for various initiatives pertaining to empowerment of women.
Both the Ministers agreed to continue to engage in dialogue on bilateral and multilateral fora for promoting the rights of women and children.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Regulation of Ground Water Management
Central Ground Water Authority  has been constituted under section 3 of the Environment  Act, 1986 for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the country. CGWA grants ‘No Objection Certificates’  for ground water abstraction in 20 States/UTs as per the guidelines issued on 24.09.2020. These guidelines can be accessed at
URL: https://cgwa-noc.gov.in/landingpage/Guidlines/NewGuidelinesNotified250920.pdf#ZOOM=100.
In other States/UTs, regulation of ground water is carried out by the State Governments as per their extant guidelines/provisions.
Department of Water Resources, RD & GR  is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana , a Rs.6,000 crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 80 water stressed districts and 8,565 Gram Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh from 01.04.2020 for a period of five years.
The scheme has two components, viz. i) Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Component, aimed at strengthening the ground water governance mechanism in the participating States; and ii) Incentive Component, aimed at incentivizing the States for various measures including adoption of practices for efficient water use and supply side interventions for ensuring the long-term sustainability of ground water resources.
Further, the scheme envisages active participation of the communities, in various activities such as formation/strengthening of Water User Associations, monitoring and disseminating ground water data, water budgeting, preparation of Gram-Panchayat wise water security plans and their implementation through convergence of ongoing schemes and IEC activities related to sustainable ground water management.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Assessment of Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY
As on 03.12.2019, 9,124 private hospitals are empanelled under Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana . A real time dashboard is active where all the implementing states provide details of utilization of benefits in empanelled hospitals in all districts. Regular reviews are held in cases of apparent underutilization or over utilization.
Also, beneficiaries reach out to implementing State Health Agency  or National Health Authority  when denied treatment at any empanelled hospitals. So far, 346 such complaints were received at NHA helpline/grievance portal that were resolved with the help of concerned SHA.
Beneficiaries are also informed through auto messages from the system from the time they register for e-cards and are provided the helpline number for any complaint or grievance.
Further, regular IEC activities are undertaken by implementing SHAs to make beneficiaries aware about the scheme and how to utilize benefits under the scheme.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.